Improvement in chairs



c. B. HOWARD.

, Improvement in Chairs.

Patented May 14, 1872.

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GHESLEY B. HOWARD, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,703, dated May 14,1872.

Be it known that I, GHEsLnY B. HOWARD, of Atlanta, in the county ofFulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Chairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a transverse verticalsection of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a view of the same.

This invention has relation to means for protecting chairs which areexposed to the weather; and it consists in the construction and novelarrangement of devices, whereby, when the occupant rises from the chair,the seat is thrown up against the back, and a roof or cover at the sametime automatically raised over both back and seat, effectuallyprotecting the same.

In the accompanying drawing, the letter A designates the frame of thechair. B represents the back thereof, which may be cushioned orupholstered in any desirable manner. 0 represents the seat hinged at therear. This portion of the chair may'also be cushioned and finishedcomfortably without fear of the upholstering being damaged by exposureto the weather. D is a cover or roof usually made 7 concave and pivotedto the back of the chair or frame in such a manner that it may be Vdrawn over the upper part of the chair, or revolved back out of the way.E represents an arm connecting the rear portion of the revolving capwith the seat, said arm being usually pivoted to the latter in front ofthe hinge. This arm is so arranged that when the seat is pulled downinto the horizontal position the cap will be pulled back or revolved outof the way. I

When the occupant rises from the seat it is designed to be closed upagainst the back of the chair. This is usually accomplished by means ofa weight or spring, F, the latter being preferred, and illustrated inthe drawing.

As the seat rises, by means of the connecting-arm E, the cover D isbrought forward over the upper part of the chair, effectually protectingit in falling weather.

The same principle may be applied in the manufacture of garden-settees.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the chair or settee frame, of the hinged seatspring or its equivalent, revhlving cap, and connecting-arm,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my nameinthe presence of two witnesses.

OHESLEY B. HOWARD.

Witnesses:

S. E. CLARKE, I. B. MORGAN.

